Closet attachment.



H. R. KIESSIG. CLOSET ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1909.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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. Application filed May 19, 1909. Serial No. 497,015;

""ii' whom it may concern:

it known that I, HARRY R. Kinssic, a

n of the United States, residing at Sacnto, in the county of Sacramentoand of California; have invented a new dents, of whi'c the following isa specifica arm. 1

.lidy invention is an improvement in closet attachments, and consists incertain novel #imshuotions and combination of parts mereinafterdescribed and claimed.

fThe object of the invention, is to provide a device, in using which onemay assume the natural crouchingposition with the feet eleirated toapproximately the level of the butsocks, and Without the bare skincoming in contact with any part of the.seat,-and which ,hinged to swingaway from the bowl in order that the opening may be left clear.

' The present embodiment of the invention comprises a pair of foot restsarranged in front and at each side of the bowl 1, which may be providedwith the usual seat ring 2, and cover 3, and aback seat rest is alsopro- .vitled. Each of the footrests consists of a secured to the floorin any suitable manner, the standard consisting of front and back bars'22 and 23, connected by a web 24. The

web 24 is provided on one side with a series of Track teeth 25, and abar 26 is provided with a'similar series 29, which mesh with the firstnamedv series. The bar is also provided with a longitudinal slot 27,through which pass bolts 30, which also pass through openings in thestandard, for securing the parts in adjusted position. It will beevident from the descri tion, that-by loosening the nuts 31 of thebolts, and disengaging the rack teeth, the bar may be movedlongitudinally I of the standard.

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The bars are an'integral plate 32, having atfoneedgeperforated lugs 33,and a footlplatefd -1spro-.v

videdwith perforated lugs [35,;w1'15eppem ings register with theopeningsof, the legs 33, when the foot. plate is superimposed thereon,and pins or rivets 36 traversethe registering openings for securing theparts togeth er. I triangular in shape, and f are provided with amarginal rib 37 and with, openings 38inside of the rib, the openingsbeinglprovided for the passage of dirt, andj'also. to 'f'urnish,

a roughened surface for'eiig'agementby the feet. The back consistsof'aicircularplate 39, secured inany suitablefmannerj 'to one end of anarm 40, whoseotliei end' isf provided with a flattened lug 41, receivedbe-..

tween spaced ears 42 on an arm 43 project- 'ing laterally from a bearing44, the bearing embracing the water \pipe 45 and being secured on eachsidejthereof. One of the ears 42 is provided with an eccentric portion,

separated from the peripheral surface of the ear, by a square shoulder46, and the flat t ened' lug is provided withv a projection 47 1 forengaging theshoulder to limit the downward movement of the arm. The lug4l and "the ears 42 are'provided with registering openings, and a pivotpin 48 traverses the openings for pivotally securing the arm to the lug,Each of the shoulders is also provided with-a step 49, to assist theuser in mounting to the bowl and the step is secured to the standard bya bolt 48*. With the above'construction, the back maybe" raised, topermit the cover and seat ring'to be lifted into the positionshown inFig. I, and when released the back returns to its origi'nalpositi'on bygravity.

As is well known, the crouching position is the most favorable for aneasy and complete evacuation, on account of anatomical and physiologicalreasons notnecessary to state herein, and with the above described'construction'this position may be assumed,

or the usual sitting position as desired. In the embodiment shown nochanges need be made in the usual equipment of thebowl, it only beingnecessary to secure the standards in place, and the said standards arefar enough apart, to not interfere with one occupying a sitting positionon the seat.

The foot plates aresubstant-ially The point of pivotal connectionbetween the arm 40 and the arm 43, is far enough from the wall to permitthe back to rest either in thedownward position shown in Fig. 1'

or against the wall.

I claim 1. In a water closet, the combination with the bowl of astandard at each side ofthe bowl at the front thereof, each of saidstandards having upon one side thereof a series of rack teeth, a barprovided with a;

longitudinal slot and with rackteeth for engaging the first named teeth,said standards having Openings registering with the slot, boltstraversing theopenings and the slot for securing the parts together,saidbar e having at the upper end thereof an integral plate, a foot resthinged to the plate, a lug supported above the 'bowl, an arm hinged tothe lug, means for limiting the downward movement of the arm, and a backsecured to the arm.

2. In a water closet, the combination with the bowl, of a standard ateach side of the bowl at the front thereof, a bar provided at its upperend with an integral plate ad- -a foot rest hinged to' the rest on thebar.

meshes justable longitudinally of the standard, and

plate. 3. In a water closet, the combination w'i th a bowl,-ofa'standard at each side" ofthe bowl at the front thereof, a baradjustable longitudinally of the standard, and a foot rest hinged totheupper end thereof.

4. In a Water closet, the combination with the bowl, of a standard ateach side of the and at approximately the level of the bowl top, andmeans 'for varying the height of the rests with respect to the bowl.

. HARRYR. KIESSIG. Witnesses:

A. E. GRADY,

J. B. Hoovnn.

